Tuesday, August 15, 1972 · Berkeley, California
The world the day Ben Affleck was born
Ben Affleck, the actor, arrived on a Tuesday in Berkeley, California. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Alone Again (Naturally)”
Gilbert O'Sullivan
The moon
waxing crescent
Star sign
♌ Leo
Year of the Rat
U.S. president
Richard Nixon
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Ben was born
“Alone Again (Naturally)” by Gilbert O'Sullivan topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks, taking over from “Lean On Me”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1972
U.S. averages for the year Ben Affleck was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp8¢ → 78¢ today (9.8×)
- Median new home$27,525 → $393,300 today (14×)
- Minimum wage$1.60 → $7.25 today (4.5×)
In the news
The year 1972
- Jan 9 · The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending a 33-game winning streak, the longest in major American professional team sports.
- Jan 30 · Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh.
- May 15 · The Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan by the United States, and the U.S. occupation government was abolished.
- May 21 · Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth.
- Jun 17 · Five men were arrested for attempted burglary on the offices of the Democratic National Committee, igniting the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of US president Richard Nixon more than two years later.
Born around the same time
Ben Affleck shares a birth year with…
Eminem
rapper · born October 17, 1972
Dwayne Johnson
actor · born May 2, 1972
The Notorious B.I.G.
rapper · born May 21, 1972
Sofía Vergara
actress · born July 10, 1972
Cameron Diaz
actress · born August 30, 1972
Shaquille O’Neal
basketball player · born March 6, 1972
Sundar Pichai
Google CEO · born June 10, 1972
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Questions
When was Ben Affleck born?
Ben Affleck was born on Tuesday, August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California.
What day of the week was Ben Affleck born?
A Tuesday. August 15, 1972 fell on a Tuesday.
What was the #1 song when Ben Affleck was born?
“Alone Again (Naturally)” by Gilbert O'Sullivan was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Ben Affleck was born. It spent 6 weeks at #1.
What is Ben Affleck’s zodiac sign?
Ben Affleck is a Leo (born Aug 15), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
What was the moon like when Ben Affleck was born?
A waxing crescent moon, about 39% lit, on the night of August 15, 1972.
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